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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Petr Filip, Dlouha Loucka, CZ;
David Hrabina, Prerov, CZ;
Mairtin Burns, Paris, FR;
Foseco International Limited, Derbyshire, GB;
Abstract
A mould for casting metal which allows solid impurities to be removed from the molten metal. The mould () has a cavity therein, said cavity having a casting portion and contiguous therewith a running system upstream of the casting portion, said running system comprising an upstream inlet portion (), a downstream outlet portion () and a swirl chamber () disposed between the inlet and outlet portions (), wherein a filter () is provided at an interface between the swirl chamber () and the outlet portion (). The application also relates to a method for preparing the mould, a pattern for preparing the mould, a housing for use in the mould and a method for casting employing the mould.